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Ariadna Mañé and Pieter Wijfker examine the legacy of Soviet mosaics in Central Asia, starting with the cities of Almaty and Tashkent

Annkatrin Müller and Robin Roth review a series of Central Asian short films from the 24th edition of the goEast Film Festival

Ariadna Mañé and Thijs Korsten dig into the recent arrest of Karakalpak activist Aqylbek Muratbai and what it means for Uzbek civil society

Tobias Colangelo looks at the history of Vozrozhdeniye, a lost island in the Aralkum once home to the largest anthrax dump in the world

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews Madina Tlostanova's seminal work examing how decolonial art can build a new future within post-Soviet states

Katherine Leung reviews short films from the Davra Collective, a growing roster of Central Asian artists, which screened at goEast

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews the collection of innovative films competing in the Rheinmain Short Film Award

In this translated piece, Viktor Volkov discusses the case of Nafosat Ollashukurova and the repression of civil society in Uzbekistan

Sydney Millar analyses the latest trial of the Karakalpak protestors, with a focus on the sentencing of journalist Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov

Charlie Norman takes a look at the deepening regional cooperation in Central Asia and how a focus on local context is crucial